Nuggets 110-97 Hornets (10 Mar, 2012) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Hornets

9-31, 5-15 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	26	20	25	26	97
DEN	32	18	29	31	110

Denver Nuggets

23-18, 12-9 home

110

Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario misses 11-foot two point shot
Nene Hilario makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Nene Hilario misses two point shot
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 18-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Kenneth Faried makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
Nene Hilario makes layup
Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses driving layup
Nene Hilario makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Arron Afflalo makes layup (Al Harrington assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Chris Andersen makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Al Harrington makes layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
Al Harrington makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 19-foot two point shot
Al Harrington makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Al Harrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes running jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried makes layup
Kenneth Faried makes driving dunk (Arron Afflalo assists)
Ty Lawson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried misses dunk
Corey Brewer makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 16-foot jumper
Nene Hilario misses 19-foot two point shot
Ty Lawson makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 16-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Al Harrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Harrington makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
Chris Kaman blocks Ty Lawson's 7-foot jumper
Al Harrington makes layup
Chris Andersen makes driving dunk
Al Harrington makes driving dunk
Arron Afflalo makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Al Harrington misses two point shot
Al Harrington misses 15-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Al Harrington misses two point shot
Al Harrington misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Al Harrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Al Harrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andre Miller makes driving layup
Al Harrington makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Corey Brewer misses layup
Andre Miller makes tip shot
Corey Brewer makes layup (Andre Miller assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes 17-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Corey Brewer misses driving layup
Chris Andersen makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Andre Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nene Hilario makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Jordan Hamilton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 10-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu blocks Ty Lawson's layup
Jordan Hamilton makes dunk (Arron Afflalo assists)
Chris Kaman makes 6-foot hook shot
Chris Kaman makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Kenneth Faried blocks Trevor Ariza's layup
Trevor Ariza misses running jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 19-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 16-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo blocks Marco Belinelli's layup
Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Gustavo Ayon assists)
Chris Kaman misses layup
Marco Belinelli makes 30-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Chris Kaman assists)
Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses layup
Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack makes 19-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli makes 19-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)
Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Xavier Henry misses 17-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 22-foot jumper
Lance Thomas makes 15-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Chris Andersen blocks Lance Thomas's 4-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses layup
Jeff Foote makes hook shot
Greivis Vasquez misses 20-foot jumper
Al-Farouq Aminu makes 18-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jarrett Jack makes two point shot
Al-Farouq Aminu makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jeff Foote misses 10-foot jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 9-foot two point shot
Gustavo Ayon makes 15-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Marco Belinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 23-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 28-foot three point running jumper
Trevor Ariza misses layup
Trevor Ariza makes layup (Chris Kaman assists)
Nene Hilario blocks Jarrett Jack's 4-foot jumper
Marco Belinelli misses 6-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack makes 14-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 12-foot jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)
Marco Belinelli makes 17-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Chris Kaman makes 5-foot jumper (Marco Belinelli assists)
Chris Kaman misses 4-foot hook shot
Chris Andersen blocks Marco Belinelli's layup
Trevor Ariza misses 18-foot jumper
Xavier Henry misses 19-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes 16-foot two point shot (Jarrett Jack assists)
Jarrett Jack misses two point shot
Chris Kaman misses layup
Xavier Henry makes driving layup (Marco Belinelli assists)
Lance Thomas makes 10-foot two point shot (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Xavier Henry misses two point shot
Chris Andersen blocks Xavier Henry's jumper
Jarrett Jack misses 10-foot two point shot
Jarrett Jack misses 24-foot three point jumper
Xavier Henry misses 16-foot jumper
Lance Thomas misses layup
Lance Thomas misses layup
Jarrett Jack makes 23-foot three point jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Xavier Henry makes layup
Xavier Henry misses 22-foot jumper
Xavier Henry makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Jeff Foote makes layup (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Xavier Henry makes 23-foot jumper (Greivis Vasquez assists)
Al-Farouq Aminu makes three point jumper (Xavier Henry assists)
Xavier Henry misses 17-foot two point shot
Lance Thomas makes two point shot
Xavier Henry misses 22-foot three point jumper

HORNETS

NUGGETS

TIME		NO	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Chris Kaman vs. Nene Hilario (New Orleans gains possession)	0	0
11:30	Chris Kaman makes 6-foot hook shot	2	0
11:11	Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:11	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	2	0
11:04	Kenneth Faried personal block (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	2	0
10:56	Nene Hilario personal block (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	2	0
10:49	Chris Kaman makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)	4	0
10:27	Nene Hilario misses 11-foot two point shot	4	0
10:26	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	4	0
10:08	Kenneth Faried blocks Trevor Ariza's layup	4	0
10:07	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	4	0
10:04	Nene Hilario makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)	4	2
10:04	Gustavo Ayon shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	4	2
10:04	Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 1	4	3
9:41	Trevor Ariza misses running jumper	4	3
9:40	New Orleans offensive team rebound	4	3
9:40	shot clock turnover	4	3
9:23	Nene Hilario misses two point shot	4	3
9:22	Denver defensive team rebound	4	3
9:03	Marco Belinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	3
9:02	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	4	3
8:56	Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)	4	5
8:37	Chris Kaman misses 19-foot jumper	4	5
8:37	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	4	5
8:27	Arron Afflalo makes 18-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)	4	7
8:07	Jarrett Jack makes jumper	6	7
7:45	Kenneth Faried makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists)	6	9
7:22	Jarrett Jack makes 16-foot jumper	8	9
7:01	Ty Lawson makes driving layup (Arron Afflalo assists)	8	11
6:58	New Orleans full timeout	8	11
6:45	Jarrett Jack makes 17-foot jumper	10	11
6:28	Ty Lawson lost ball (Jarrett Jack steals)	10	11
6:24	Arron Afflalo blocks Marco Belinelli's layup	10	11
6:24	New Orleans offensive team rebound	10	11
6:20	Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Trevor Ariza assists)	12	11
6:01	Nene Hilario makes layup	12	13
5:58	Trevor Ariza makes layup (Gustavo Ayon assists)	14	13
5:58	Kenneth Faried defensive goaltending	14	13
5:48	Chris Kaman personal block (Nene Hilario draws the foul)	14	13
5:48	Al Harrington enters the game for Kenneth Faried	14	13
5:39	Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)	14	16
5:22	Trevor Ariza lost ball (Arron Afflalo steals)	14	16
5:20	Jarrett Jack foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)	14	16
5:20	Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2	14	16
5:20	Denver offensive team rebound	14	16
5:20	Danilo Gallinari enters the game for Corey Brewer	14	16
5:20	Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2	14	17
5:01	Chris Kaman misses layup	14	17
5:00	Al Harrington defensive rebound	14	17
4:52	Danilo Gallinari misses driving layup	14	17
4:52	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	14	17
4:30	Marco Belinelli makes 30-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	17	17
4:15	Nene Hilario makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)	17	19
4:03	Marco Belinelli bad pass (Al Harrington steals)	17	19
3:58	Arron Afflalo makes layup (Al Harrington assists)	17	21
3:42	Gustavo Ayon makes layup (Chris Kaman assists)	19	21
3:31	Chris Kaman foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	19	21
3:31	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2	19	22
3:31	Lance Thomas enters the game for Chris Kaman	19	22
3:31	Xavier Henry enters the game for Gustavo Ayon	19	22
3:31	Jeff Foote enters the game for Trevor Ariza	19	22
3:31	Andre Miller enters the game for Ty Lawson	19	22
3:31	Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario	19	22
3:31	Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2	19	23
3:12	Jarrett Jack misses 21-foot jumper	19	23
3:11	New Orleans offensive team rebound	19	23
2:53	Marco Belinelli misses layup	19	23
2:51	Marco Belinelli offensive rebound	19	23
2:51	New Orleans 20 Sec. timeout	19	23
2:51	Denver full timeout	19	23
2:51	Marco Belinelli misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	32
2:44	New Orleans defensive team rebound	19	23
2:24	Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)	19	26
1:58	Jarrett Jack makes 19-foot jumper	21	26
1:36	Chris Andersen makes layup (Andre Miller assists)	21	28
1:36	Jeff Foote defensive goaltending	21	28
1:21	Jarrett Jack bad pass (Al Harrington steals)	21	28
1:14	Al Harrington makes layup (Arron Afflalo assists)	21	30
1:00	Marco Belinelli makes 19-foot jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	23	30
57.6	Al Harrington makes layup (Andre Miller assists)	23	32
43.7	Marco Belinelli makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Jack assists)	26	32
30.9	Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	32
29.9	Jarrett Jack defensive rebound	26	32
11.8	Andre Miller personal take (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)	26	32
11.8	Greivis Vasquez enters the game for Jarrett Jack	26	32
2.3	Greivis Vasquez misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	32
0.0	New Orleans offensive team rebound	26	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	32

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 3-2

Nuggets
96
Hornets
88

Game 1

7/1

Nuggets
96
Hornets
88

Game 2

7/1

Hornets
94
Nuggets
81

Game 3

10/1

Hornets
94
Nuggets
81

Game 4

10/1

Hornets
97
Nuggets
110

Game 5

10/3

Hornets
97
Nuggets
110

Game 6

10/3

Nuggets
92
Hornets
94

Game 7

5/4

Nuggets
92
Hornets
94

Game 8

5/4

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 10 March 2012

Denver, CO

Attendance: 19,155

Referees:
Jason Phillips
Mark Ayotte
Curtis Blair

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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